SUITE OF EIGHT LOUIS XIII PERIOD CHAIRS Turned walnut, baluster legs joined by an H-shaped brace, upholstered in gros point tapestry with polychrome floral decoration on a midnight blue background; variations on the brace of two of them, reinforcements at the waist, one crotch bar missing. H. 110 cm (43 ¼ in.) l. 57 cm (22 ½ in.) Provenance: Tajan sale Paris, 20 December 1994, lot 8 ; Galerie Perpitch, Paris; Acquired from the latter by the current owner. A set of eight Louis XIII carved walnut side chairs